Make your own fabric strips on our AccuQuilt Studio Die Cutter

Tuesday, September 25, 2018 4:44 PM

Make your own fabric strips on our AccuQuilt Studio Die Cutter

We all love jelly rolls, but what if your new favorite
fabric collection doesn’t come in a precut 2 1/2” strip? Let’s finish off
Strippy September with learning to create your own strips. We love the Stripology Ruler to cut strips of
varying widths and we previously saw what the Stripology Ruler can do.

What if you only need
2 1/2” strips for your project? Our
AccuQuilt Studio will come to the rescue! Within minutes you can cut fabric
strips for your next quilt with ease and precision, and no rotary cutting. Save the wear and tear on your cutting mat,
save the sharpness of your rotary blade, and save your back from all that
cutting. You will find using the AccuQuilt
Studio is the best option for fabric cutting.

Now you might not have your own AccuQuilt – and that is
exactly the reason we do! You can rent our AccuQuilt Studio die cutter to cut
your fabric, here at Happy Apple Quilts.
We have over 40 dies to choose from, and it is only $10 to rent for the
hour. Come to the store with your fabric prepared and you can have an entire
quilt cut out in one hour. Learning to
use the AccuQuilt Studio will open your eyes to design possibilities. Take a
look at some of your favorite strip patterns and see how the AccuQuilt can save
you time.

We have the AccuQuilt Studio, the largest cutter
available. In fact, only quilt stores
are allowed to purchase this model. All of the available AccuQuilt dies will
work on it. Since we have the AccuQuilt Studio, we are able to have the extra-large
AccuQuilt 2 1/2” strip die. The die board lets you place a 3/8 yard of fabric on
the die to cut five strips at once. You also have the ability to layer up to
six layers of fabric with the AccuQuilt. Imagine how many strips you can cut at
once! In three turns of the AccuQuilt, you
can make your own jelly roll.

Watch this short video from AccuQuilt to really see how fast
the strip cutter works.

Can you imagine the time it would take to cut all of those
strips with a rotary cutter?

The video shows how the strip cutter can create straight 2
1/2” strips of fabric but it can do more. After your initial cut, layer the
fabric strips vertically to sub-cut your strips. Instantly you can have 2 1/2” precut
squares. Or lay your fabric at an angle
and cut diamonds. We find many of the dies have multiple uses,
depending on how you lay the fabric on it.

With the AccuQuilt you can cut some of the most common quilt
block shapes: strips, squares, and triangles.
The dies come in multiple sizes and the triangle dies are our
favorite. The dies precut off the corner
tips of your triangles. No little bowties to cut after you sew half square
triangles!

Part of the fun of using the AccuQuilt is cutting applique
shapes! We recommend applying your
fusible webbing to your fabric first and then use the die shapes to cut out
animals, trees, stars and even the alphabet.

The AccuQuilt Studio will save you time in cutting quilt
blocks and even more time for a few classic designs. We have two Blocks on
Board to use with the die cutter which cut out every piece you need for a quilt
block. The single die can cut an entire
12” quilt block in one turn on the AccuQuilt. Layer six pieces of fabric and
you have six quilt blocks cut at once. Can your rotary cutter do that? We have
the Churn Dash and Eleanor Burn’s Blazing Star pattern available.

We hope the possibilities of the AccuQuilt Studio excite you
for your next project. You will find the
time it saves you in cutting and the precision of the cuts are well worth
it. With over 40 dies available, we are
sure to have the cutting dies you need for your next quilt project. Our applique shapes can add fun decoration to
your quilts, bags, and home décor.

Call
the store to set up a time to come in and use our AccuQuilt Studio.